It is hard to imagine a future without nanotechnology. Controlling matter at the level of atoms and molecules has paved the way for the most incredible discoveries in chemistry, biology, and medicine. But the possibilities of nanotechnology are much broader and not yet fully understood. If it were not for the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) is 1980, the field of nanotechnology would have remained a mere fantasy. It made it possible to study the structures of matter in a way that would have been impossible with conventional optical microscopes, which cannot provide atomic precision.
Paleontologists at La Brea Tar Pits develop a veritable flock with the scientific accuracy of extinct animals for use in AR and VR. Everyone can bring these extinct animals to life using augmented reality (AR), according to new research. Los Angeles Museum of Natural History and La Brea Tar Pits worked with researchers and designers at the University of Southern California (USC) to build over a dozen new, science-accurate virtual animal models of the Ice Age.
Augmented reality does not seem as exciting as virtual reality at first glance, but it can nevertheless bring many positive aspects to everyday life. Its potential is enormous, as it allows us to bring elements of virtual reality into the real world, complementing what we can observe, listen to and feel. Augmented reality augments the physical world with digital data provided by computer devices (smartphones, tablets, and AR glasses) in real-time.
Mark Zuckerberg, impoverished by $31 billion due to Facebook's first-ever quarterly decline in daily visitors, is likely to find solace in his company's virtual reality business this week. While Facebook (now known as Meta) has not disclosed the number of users of its Oculus VR platform, the latest figures from Steam, the largest online distributor of computer video games with 120 million monthly users, suggest that Meta's virtual reality (VR) business is taking the lead and increasing.
Today, the educational sphere faces challenges that it did not know before. Mobile apps, online classes, and virtual reality have become part of everyday life and fundamentally changed learning. With the development of the Internet, we are getting more and more information every day. Some media even say that modern man can only stay attentive for 8 seconds - even less than a goldfish. Of course, it's not that bad. Measuring average attentiveness is almost impossible because it depends on many subjective factors. But some numbers can still demonstrate how our behavior has changed under the influence of technology.
In 2021, no other topic excited everyone as much as the meta-universe. While we all had to endure another pandemic year, many people were interested and captured by the idea of a new reality. As with any new concept, it is helpful to define the metaverse universe or what it will be. A metaverse is a new age of Internet development, more profound and better, providing 3D content, organized information, and real-time synchronous communication. Much interest in the meta-universe today has to do with social experience. Still, it is also worth thinking about the potential of an industrial meta-universe, where the goal is not social interaction but modeling experiences in the virtual world before moving to the physical world.
Apple's VR/AR mixed reality headset may have to wait a little longer. According to a leak of new information from the company's employees, the release of the long-awaited headset could be delayed until 2023 due to several technical issues. Sources say the device was supposed to be unveiled during June's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, followed by an official launch this fall. But due to recent mishaps, the company may postpone the announcement to a later date. Information about developing a potential mixed reality headset at Apple first surfaced in 2018. Since then, word has emerged that the device would feature a dual 8K ultra-high-definition display with built-in eye tracking, 12 hand-tracking cameras, an interchangeable headband, and multiple controller options.
The Shanghai Pudong District Prosecutors Office started testing an AI system for formulation of criminal offenses, replacing its human counterparts in limited aspects and not authorized to formulate formal legal proceedings but with 97% accuracy rate nonetheless--a world record! The e-prosecutor is a new AI for the justice system that can be used to analyze evidence and identify crime patterns. It works very accurately, helping rank crimes by severity to determine how dangerous criminals are so as not let them get away with their misdeeds; but it's still an artificial intelligence without full capabilities of analyzing all data on its own - which must first undergo a translation into something machine-understandable before any conclusions could potentially be drawn from said information.